Nothing fancy here, just tried and true, old fashioned, family style recipes from my kitchen in Alaska.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FUDGY BROWNIES FOR TWO

I whipped these up in just a few minutes today and I must tell you they are delicious!! Moist, fudgy and just right for twohuge 4" x 4" brownies (or six small ones). I can also see many other possibilities for these beauties. Do you have last minute company coming? Cut these into 6 small brownies and top each one with a scoop of vanilla ice cream & chocolate syrup for a wonderful dessert or cut these brownies into small pieces and layer them with chocolate pudding for a wonderful last minute parfait. Then, of course, there is always the "I need something rich and chocolate-y late night attack" --these would be PERFECT!!

Preheat your oven to 350 and spray an 8" x 4" x 2" loaf pan (recipe will give you a brownie 8" long 4" wide and 1" thick). 1/4 cup butter flavored Crisco3 tablespoons baking cocoa1 large egg1/2 cup white sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup all purpose flour1/4 teaspoon baking powder1/8 teaspoon salt1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped pecans Cream shortening, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg together until smooth. Add dry ingredients and beat until well combined. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips. Spread mixture in lightly greased loaf pan and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.NOTE: To help in removing the baked brownies, I cut a piece of parchment paper (wax paper works too) the same size as the bottom of the loaf pan, except I made it twice as long. After the brownies were baked (and cooled for about 15 minutes) I used the "tails" of the paper to hang on to and lifted the brownies out of the pan.NOTE: I decorated the top of my brownies with some whole pecans and a couple swirls of a simple chocolate glaze, but it isn't necessary. These brownies are super rich and moist, they really don't need any frosting at all.NOTE: Recipe calls for a baking time of 15 to 20 minutes. My oven took 20 minutes.

Looks at these! Fudgy Brownies for two...chocolate cake for one...I love your reasonably portioned recipes so that I'm not faced with a whole pan that I nibble on until it's gone. Thanks for sharing these!